“The Windhorst case” opened eyes
Shortly after his one-year anniversary as Hertha President, Kay Bernstein massively criticized professional football. “We should just ask who actually owns football. What responsibility do we have for the game? A monopolistic system without competition has emerged in football. At all levels,” said the boss of the Bundesliga relegated in an interview by “ntv.de“. “I don’t see any other legal economic cycle in sport that is similarly monopolistic. We need new rules for sustainable and competitive football. Then they apply to everyone. No more back rooms.”
The dispute with the former Hertha investor Lars Windhorst, who invested 374 million euros in the club, was instructive for him. “The Windhorst case opened my eyes to how far some people go to cement their power. I realized that I had ended up in a cycle that involves a lot of money, some of which also doesn’t play fairly. It’s a corrupt system. When it comes to money, there are many who want to have a say,” says Bernstein. In the meantime, the American company “777 Partners” has joined the Berliners as a new investor.
Löwen to Boëtius: All Hertha transfers under investor Windhorst
From expensive stars to free transfer veterans & perspective players …
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Hertha have brought in these players since Lars Windhorst joined in the summer of 2019
July 1, 2019 – Eduard Löwen | €7m from 1. FC Nürnberg
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Now at St. Louis CITY SC
July 1, 2019 – Marko Grujic | €2m loan fee from Liverpool FC
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Already played on loan at Hertha in 2018/19, then was loaned out again
Now at FC Porto
1.7.2019 – Dedryck Boyata | Free transfer from Celtic FC
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Now at Club Brugge
18.7.2019 – Daishawn Redan | €2.7m from Chelsea
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2024, on loan at FC Utrecht
08/01/2019 – Dodi Lukebakio | €20m from Watford FC
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2024
September 2, 2019 – Marius Wolf | €2 million rental fee from BVB
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Returned to BVB in 2020
1/1/2020 – Santiago Ascacíbar | €10m from VfB Stuttgart
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Now with the US Cremonese
27.1.2020 – Lucas Tousart | €25m from Olympique Lyon
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025
30.1.2020 – Krzysztof Piatek | €24m from AC Milan
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025, on loan from US Salernitana
January 31, 2020 – Matheus Cunha | €18m from RB Leipzig
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Now at Atlético Madrid
August 4, 2020 – Alexander Schvolow | €7m from SC Freiburg
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025, on loan at FC Schalke 04
15.9.2020 – Jhon Cordoba | €15m from 1. FC Köln
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Now at FK Krasnodar
5.10.2020 – Omar Alderete | unknown fee from FC Basel
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025, on loan at FC Getafe
5.10.2020 – Mattéo Guendouzi | €1m loan fee from Arsenal FC
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Now at Olympique Marseille
14.1.2021 – Deyovaisio Zeefuik | €4m from FC Groningen
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Unknown contract length at Hertha BSC
February 1, 2021 – Sami Khedira | Free transfer from Juventus
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Career ended in summer 2021
February 1, 2021 – Nemanja Radonjic | €0.25m loan fee from Marseille
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Now at Torino FC
1 July 2021 – Kevin Prince Boateng | Free transfer from AC Monza
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2023
July 1, 2021 – Suat Serdar | €8m from Schalke 04
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026
July 27, 2021 – Stevan Jovetic | Free transfer from AS Monaco
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2023 with an option for another year
August 9, 2021 – Marco Richter | €7.1m from FC Augsburg
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025
23.8.2021 – Ishak Belfodil | €0.5m from 1899 Hoffenheim
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Now at Al-Gharafa SC
August 26, 2021 – Oliver Christensen | €3m from Odense BK
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026
August 27, 2021 – Jurgen Ekkelenkamp | €3m from Ajax
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Now at Royal Antwerp
August 31, 2021 – Mycians Maolida | €4m from OGC Nice
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025
1/1/2022 – Fredrik André Bjørkan | Free transfer from Bodø/Glimt
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026, on loan from Feyenoord
January 25, 2022 – Marc Oliver Kempf | €0.5m from VfB Stuttgart
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026
29.1.2022 – Dong-jun Lee | €0.8m from Ulsan Hyundai
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025
31.1.2022 – Kelian Nsona | €0.5m from SM Caen
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026
May 31, 2022 – Filip Uremovic | Free transfer from Rubin Kazan
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026
14.6.2022 – Jonjoe Kenny | Free transfer from Everton FC
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025
07/02/2022 – Jessic Ngankam | €2m from Greuther Furth
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025
Buyback clause after Fürth committed Ngankam on loan via a purchase option for €2m
5.7.2022 – Ivan Sunjic | Loan from Birmingham City
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2023
13.7.2022 – Chidera Ejuke | Loan from CSKA Moscow
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2023
July 30, 2022 – Wilfried Kanga | €5m from BSC Young Boys
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026
08/08/2022 – Jean-Paul Boëtius | Free transfer from 1. FSV Mainz 05
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025
08/31/2022 – Augustin Rogel | €400,000 from Estudiantes
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026
From Bernstein’s point of view, the experience is not limited to his club: “I mean that in a larger sense. All we have to do is look at FIFA, UEFA and the associations. This is how it is modeled from above. The system is lived like this. Overall.”
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He himself had to undergo a moral transformation in office, away from former ideals. “For me today it’s a bit like the Greens, who are suddenly caught up in realpolitik,” said Bernstein. “We can no longer be stopped: the revolution has already begun.”
As changes, the entrepreneur suggested a redistribution of funds in favor of clubs that manage their budget better, or a salary cap. A return to a common playing time at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday would also make ecological sense, since the train would again become an adequate means of travel for away fans.
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